Capitalism

Like the totalitarianisms of old, the financialization of life is ultimately directed by and benefits a tiny minority.

Updates on Disney's price hikes, Portugal's unions' general strike, Chinese buy US biggest pork processor, low-wage retail workers fighting in Seattle, General Petraeus goes corporate, and income/wealth inequality in …

The contradictory history and results of the first 150 years of modern socialism provide key lessons for a successful socialism in the 21st century.

Rahm Emanuelu2019s actions in Chicago also mimic neoliberal policies that are playing out in other cities across the US.

By democratizing society through housing and work, we can start a new revolution in our politics, our economy, and even our environment by choosing to consume sustainably and minimize …

Michael Winship: When did we stop being citizens and become merely consumers?

Whatever their justification, the shocking fact is that the average CEO in 2012 earned 354 times more than the average worker.

Is it possible that the fight against Monsanto could be a tipping point in the battle against corporate greed?

The US millennial generation and their elders are wrestling with the fundamental edict of capitalism: Buy and you shall be happy.

Updates on changing US retirement ages, Pope Francis's anti-capitalism, inequality inside countries, unionists march in Rome.